Technics Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Model - Airfix Citroen Xsara WRC Details - Aftermarket hood pins, decals and DIY leaves added Modifications - Stance is hard-set with CA glue and hot glue as best as I could manage, exhaust is shortened and glued further away from original mounting and bored out to look more realistic, molded in rear badges, hood pins, tow hooks removed. Jack stand holes drilled through. Thin strip of tape painted in yellow and mounted in center of steering wheel detail. Subtle windscreen weathering, Flocked dashboard, seats, and steering wheel. Windows had to be cut down from one part to 5 separate. Gaps remain if you want to be picky 😀 Pros First completely airbrushed model excluding primer and clear First panel line wash First “light” coloured weathering Really happy with result!! Cons Missing lamps lenses from the box Second round of weathering experiment not as convincing as first, it is water soluble so I will continue to remove if bothersome to the eye over time. A simple but challenging build. The model kit reads like it’s in scale and nicely molded but the manual is bizzare and overall build is difficult I would say. A advanced build that required attention and imagination during basic assembly. Beware of old decals, low quality more then high quality ones anyway! Decals, weathering, perfect glass finish gloss paint and 100% stance remains a “could have been better” in my opinion but it’s a finished and documented model. I am very content, this is my second finished model from the 20 year break and it feels fantastic! The lotus in the photos is still a wip but could not help have them in the shot together. Original kit boxes have had their box art cut out for future display / decoration of some sort. WIP Thread - 4
89AKurt Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Very cool! IMHO all rally cars should be weathered to some degree, well done. A similar car that I built: Heller: Renault 5 Turbo rally 1
1959scudetto Posted January 15 Posted January 15 This is the best model of that kit that I've ever seen ! Small mistake at the rear: the lights should have been flush with the body - mounted from the outside (but Heller's instructions are not always clear, leave always some room for interpretation ...) - other than that: very cool ! 1
1959scudetto Posted January 15 Posted January 15 4 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: This is the best model of that kit that I've ever seen ! Small mistake at the rear: the lights should have been flush with the body - mounted from the outside (but Heller's instructions are not always clear, leave always some room for interpretation ...) - other than that: very cool ! Sorry for mixing things up - but this is the Airfix reboxing of the Heller kit (for some time the mother company was Heller-Humbrol). I too have several Airfix versions of Heller kits (Alfa Romeo 1750, Ferrari Dino 206 S, Jaguar E racing...) 1
Phildaupho Posted January 15 Posted January 15 Very attractive Rally Car. One of my favourites. I had a 1/32 Auto-Art 4WD slot-car version and built a 1/43 model of same car. 1
Technics Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 (edited) @1959scudetto Yes your absolutely right! However this particular vintage kit unfortunately that I bought came without front or rear lamp lenses. which is why i wrote " Cons Missing lamps lenses from the box " in the description. I found out this information after I already started but wanted to build it anyway to improve my modelling skills and have model completion momentum. I would have love to put the glass in off course! Next one! Thank you all! Edited January 17 by Technics
TonyK Posted January 17 Posted January 17 A very good write-up about the kit and your building experience. The model looks great! 1
cifenet Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Awesome build, and realistic weathering on the back. Superb! 1
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